cobbled; cobbling
ˈkä-b(ə-)liŋ 
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chiefly British
: to mend or patch coarsely
3
: to make or put together roughly or hastily
—often used with together or up
cobble together an agreement
cobble up a temporary solution
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Examples of cobble in a Sentence
Verb
expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy
Noun
a street paved with cobbles
Recent Examples on the Web
John Eligon, New York Times, 1 June 2024
As a result, planners must cobble together incomplete information from multiple sources to determine dynamic supply-and-demand requirements.
—Daniel Pellathy, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Joseph Geevarghese, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
An example is in Ventura at Surfer’s Point, where a living shoreline – a base of cobble on top of sand that uses vegetation to help hold things in place – has helped protect a coastline that was previously suffering from severe erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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Verb
The party, which rose to international acclaim on the shoulders of Nelson Mandela, will now have two weeks to cobble together a government by partnering with one or more rival parties that have derided it as corrupt and vowed never to form an alliance with it.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 1 June 2024
As a result, planners must cobble together incomplete information from multiple sources to determine dynamic supply-and-demand requirements.
—Daniel Pellathy, The Conversation, 31 May 2024
Noun
Action, not words, is needed now to end the suffering, silence the beating of war drums, and cobble back together the fragile coalition Biden needs to remain in power.
—Joseph Geevarghese, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024
An example is in Ventura at Surfer’s Point, where a living shoreline – a base of cobble on top of sand that uses vegetation to help hold things in place – has helped protect a coastline that was previously suffering from severe erosion.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Cobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobble. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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